HENRY VIII Flashcards
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why did wolsey fall out of favour with henry
he couldnt convince the pope to annul his marriage with catherine of aragon
what happened after wolsey and more fell out of power
Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell (protestant reformers)brought into high ranking governemnt positions with the help of the Boleyn family
what was the kings great matter
it was when Henry VII and Catherine Of Aragon couldnt produce a male heir so he wanted his marriage annulled
what did henry order wolsey to do in 1526
start a campaign to get pope clement vii to allow the annullment
why did pope not grant annullment
as he was at war with france and needed support of charles v who was c.o.a nephew so was furious at henry and didnt want to help him
what happened in 1529
Pope allowed Wolsey and Lorenzo Campeggio(Cardinal) to set up commision in England to discuss whether there were grounds for annullment
what did pope order campeggio to do
stall the final verdict
what was the commissions final decision
that it couldnt be decided and only the pope could decide who henry viii had no influence over
what was anticlericalism
Criticism of the behaviour and power of the clergy
what happened in 1529
henry replaced wolsey as chancellor for thomas more
what was praemunire
a medieval law stating that people could not support foreign powers (including pope) over the king
what happened in 1530
with help of thomas cromwell(MP, reformer, privy counciller) king accused wolsey and rest of clergy of england of praemunire
what did henry request to pardon the clergy
£100,000
what did cromwell add to the pardon
the king be known as the supreme head of the english church and clergy
what was the act of annates
Thomas Cromwell imposed this in order to cut off payments made to priests from newly appointed bishop
what was the supplication of ordinaries
a bill criticising the abuse of church courts, it argued that church courts interferred with royal courts which gave henry a line of attack against the pope
what happened after supplication of ordinaries was passed
More dismissed as Chancellor and replaced which meant henry firmly led by cromwell and boleyns who were reformers.
what happend in 1532
cranmer became archbishop
what happened in jan 1533
Henry and Anne Boleyn marry in secret
what did Cromwell and Audley do
drafted laws to make the marriage legal to stop interference from pope and henry forced bill through house of commons
may 1533
cranmer announced annullment of catherine of aragon and henrys marriage and later declared his marriage to anne was lawful
what did the pope threaten to do to henry
he threatend to excommunicate henry if he didnt return to catherine which forced henry to break with rome as he couldnt risk an illegitimate heir
1534
act of supremacy passed making henry supreme head of church of englanda
what happened to thomas more when he spoke out against annullment in court
in july 1535 after more refused to accept the oath of succession he was executed
